# journalist

Pronunciation: say "JUR-nuh-list" US /ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/, UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːnəlɪst/

## Noun

1. A person whose occupation is journalism, originally limited to writing for the printed press.
   - Simple: A person whose job is to gather news and write it for newspapers, TV, or websites.
   - _The journalist spent months investigating corruption in the city council._
   - _Many journalists began their careers writing for small local newspapers._
2. A professional who reports on news and current events for the public.
   - Simple: A person whose job is to find out about news and tell the public what is happening.
   - _A journalist on the scene described the rescue as it unfolded._
   - _Foreign journalists were sent to cover the conflict firsthand._
3. Someone who keeps a personal journal and writes in it regularly.
   - Simple: A person who keeps a personal diary and writes in it often.
   - _A devoted journalist, she had filled a dozen notebooks with daily entries._
   - _Victorian journalists often recorded their private thoughts in elaborate leather-bound volumes._

## Origin

Formed from "journal" combined with the suffix "-ist".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/journalist (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).